Biology:Neotamandua borealis

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Short description: Extinct species of mammal

Neotamandua borealis
Temporal range: Mid Miocene (Laventan)
~13.8–11.8 Ma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pilosa
Family: Myrmecophagidae
Genus: Neotamandua
Species:
N. borealis
Binomial name
Neotamandua borealis
Hirschfeld, 1976

Neotamandua borealis is an extinct species of anteater. Fossils were found in the Honda Group at the Konzentrat-Lagerstätte of La Venta, Colombia.[1] It was suggested to be an ancestor of the giant anteater, and is also related to the tamanduas.[1] The species was described by Hirschfeld in 1976.[2]

Description

Neotamandua borealis foraged on social insects such as ants and termites.[3] It was both arboreal and terrestrial.[3] It weighed between 10 and 100 kilograms (22 and 220 lb).[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3616224 entry